Course Outline

EDU783 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation

Course Coordinator:Bronwen Haralambous (bharalam@usc.edu.au) School:School of Education and Tertiary Access

2024Semester 1

UniSC Sunshine Coast

Blended learning Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online.

Online

Online You can do this course without coming onto campus.

Please go to usc.edu.au for up to date information on the
teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.

What is this course about?

Description

In this course you will investigate Steiner’s curriculum indications. You will critique and evaluate Steiner's pedagogical framework within a contemporary educational context.

How will this course be delivered?

Activity Hours Beginning Week Frequency
Blended learning
Learning materials – You are required to engage with online pre-recorded presentations and asynchronous materials and activities prior to attending the workshop tutorials (both the weekly classes and the intensive). 1hr Week 1 6 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – This will be run in dual mode with a live Zoom tutorial/workshop in real-time but will be recorded for those who cannot make the session. 2hrs Week 1 6 times
Tutorial/Workshop 2 – A two day Intensive follows the 6 weeks of classes. It will be delivered in dual mode synchronously and asynchronously supported by technology-enabled learning and teaching including zoom. 7hrs Refer to Format 2 times
Online
Learning materials – You are required to engage with online pre-recorded presentations and asynchronous materials and activities prior to attending the workshop tutorials (both the classes and the intensive). 1hr Week 1 6 times
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – This will be run in dual mode with a live Zoom tutorial/workshop in real-time but will be recorded for those who cannot make the session. 2hrs Week 1 6 times
Tutorial/Workshop 2 – A two day Intensive follows the 6 weeks of classes. It will be delivered in dual mode synchronously and asynchronously supported by technology-enabled learning and teaching including zoom. 7hrs Refer to Format 2 times

Course Topics

  • Introduction to Curriculum
  • Introduction to Steiner Curriculum Indications
  • Historical survey of Steiner curriculum development and research
  • Curriculum evaluation models
  • Child development and Child Study
  • Teaching methods and strategies
  • Challenges of the changing context of the Steiner curriculum
  • Re-Imagining the Steiner curriculum

What level is this course?

700 Level (Specialised)

Demonstrating a specialised body of knowledge and set of skills for professional practice or further learning. Advanced application of knowledge and skills in unfamiliar contexts.

What is the unit value of this course?

12 units

How does this course contribute to my learning?

Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming...
1 Critically evaluate Steiner/Waldorf curriculum principles Creative and critical thinker
Ethical
Sustainability-focussed
2 Critically evaluate how to enact Steiner/Waldorf curriculum principles in contemporary educational contexts. Creative and critical thinker
Empowered
Engaged
3 Create new approaches and concepts in response to Steiner/Waldorf curriculum principles. Creative and critical thinker
Sustainability-focussed
4 Written and oral communication skills, academic literacies including English expression, grammar, spelling, punctuation, APA referencing conventions. Empowered

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

Enrolled in Program ED510 or ED705

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Standard Grading (GRD)

High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL).

Details of early feedback on progress

Assessment tasks will be submitted in weeks 1 to 6

Assessment tasks

Delivery mode Task No. Assessment Product Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it?
All 1 Written Piece Individual 30%
100 to 250 words per item
Refer to Format Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All 2 Examination - not Centrally Scheduled Individual 20%
10 minutes
Week 8 Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All 3 Portfolio Individual 50%
3000 words
Week 11 Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check
All - Assessment Task 1:Reflective Journal
Goal:
The goal of this task is to critically evaluate the learning materials and learning activities weekly during the first six weeks
Product: Written Piece
Format:
One short blog submitted weekly during weeks one to six
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Critique of how to enact Steiner/Waldorf curriculum principles in contemporary educational contexts
2
2
Demonstrated application of written communication skills and academic literacies including English expression, grammar, spelling, punctuation, APA referencing conventions.
4
All - Assessment Task 2:Enacting Steiner Curriculum
Goal:
The goal of this task is to demonstrate the application of Steiner curriculum principles in a contemporary educational context.
Product: Examination - not Centrally Scheduled
Format:
Oral online examination (viva) due Friday Weeks 6 to 8
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Demonstrated application of how to enact Steiner/Waldorf curriculum indications in contemporary educational contexts
1
2
Demonstrated application of oral and written communication skills.
4
All - Assessment Task 3:Critical and Creative Review of Steiner Curriculum
Goal:
The goal of this task is to review, in a critical and creative way, how the curriculum principles can be enacted in contemporary educational contexts.
Product: Portfolio
Format:
This is a portfolio in which you will respond to the learning materials and activities of the Intensive and of the course as a whole. A task sheet will be provided that identifies three main sections for your critical and creative evaluation.
Criteria:
No. Learning Outcome assessed
1
Demonstrated critique of Steiner/Waldorf curriculum principles
1
2
Demonstrated application of how to enact Steiner/Waldorf curriculum principles in contemporary educational contexts
2
3
The creation of an artefact or other form of creative response and a supporting rationale
3
4
Demonstrated application of written communication skills.
4

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

Specific requirements

For online elements access to a computer and Internet is required.

How are risks managed in this course?

Health and safety risks for this course have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to review course material, search online, discuss with lecturers and peers and understand the health and safety risks associated with your specific course of study and to familiarise yourself with the University’s general health and safety principles by reviewing the online induction training for students, and following the instructions of the University staff.

What administrative information is relevant to this course?

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation.  It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline.  This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person.  You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin.  This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment

Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:

The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%
The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct

Assessment: Submission penalties

Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: 
- 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. 
- A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.

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